Colour

#FDF2C8

#FDF2C8
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FDF2C8 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 242, 200 and HSL 48°, 93%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

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HEX#FDF2C8

RGBrgb(253, 242, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.949, 0.7843

RGB percentages99.2%, 94.9%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(47.5, 93%, 88.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 20.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 4.3%, 20.9%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,642,760

CSS custom property--colour: #FDF2C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.88557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness241 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.71:1

Contrast with white1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F1F1F1

Inverted#020D37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBF0C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEF3C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEBE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 3.5 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.8 Blanched almond · ΔE 6.9 Cornsilk · ΔE 7.7 Wheat · ΔE 7.8 Moccasin · ΔE 8

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 3.48, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C8D3FD

Analogous#FDD7C8, #EEFDC8

Triadic#C8FDF2, #F2C8FD

Split complementary#C8EEFD, #D7C8FD

Tetradic#C8FDD7, #C8D3FD, #FDC8EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFEF9

Darker −10%#FBE697

Darker −20%#F9DB66

Darker −30%#F8CF34

Darker −40%#F0C009

More saturated +25%#FFF3C6

Less saturated −25%#F6EECF

Channel breakdown

R253

G242

B200

Red253 (99.2%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue47.55°

Saturation (HSL)92.98%

Lightness88.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G F2 · B C8

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Colour values

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